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Topological Phases in One Dimension

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Polyacetylene was extensively studied in the 1980s. Reexamination of Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model for polyacetylene shows that it is actually a one-dimensional topological insulator. Topological phases also exist in other one-dimensional systems.

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Shen, SQ. (2012). Topological Phases in One Dimension. In: Topological Insulators. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 174. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32858-9_5

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